NOVEMBER 8th, 2012
Members Present:
  • Erin Kane
  • Jamie Cressler
  • Jeremy Weaber
  • Caroline Peeke
  • Karol Huelsbeck
Universal Guideline Focus:
  • Principle 1: Provide Multiple Means of Engagement
  • Guideline 1: Provide Options for Recruiting Interest

Meeting Minutes


Discussion: Engagement vs Entertainment
Entertainment is short - lived; "thoughtless," information given to the students
Engagement is: ideas last longer; thoughtful; students are inquisitive and creative
and problem-solvers; more about how students get the information and what
they do with the information afterwards; often has an end product or goal

Providing options for recruiting interest means:
1. Optimize individual choice and autonomy
2. Optimize relevance, value, and authenticity

3. Minimize threats and distractions

This is a constructivist theory - have students relate the content to their own life.

Example from Cressler - Silk Road Game (will post to UDL exchange) to recruit interest. Allows every students to get involved in learning about the Silk Road. This is also another means of information representation.






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